This man threatened the amir Ibrahim with burning down Kilwa, and he formed alliances with the rulers of Cochin and Cannanore to combar the Zamorin of Calicut. This man was honored with the founding of the Jeronimos monastery
This man threatened the amir Ibrahim with burning down Kilwa, and he formed alliances with the rulers of Cochin and Cannanore to combar the Zamorin of Calicut. This man was honored with the founding of the Jeronimos monastery in Belem, and this man ordered the Sao Rafael to be burned near Malindi. He erected pillars known as padraos at locations such as the Rio dos Bons Sinais, and King Manuel I commissioned Pedro Alvares Cabral's expedition following this man's successes. This man was named viceroy in India in 1524. For 10 points, name this Portuguese explorer who opened trade routes from Western Europe to the East Indies via the Cape of Good Hope.
This man threatened the amir Ibrahim with burning down Kilwa, and he formed alliances with the rulers of Cochin and Cannanore to combar the Zamorin of Calicut.
Vasco da {Gama}